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Dr Johnson on Success
Samuel Johnson grew up poor and handicapped in 18th Century England. He was also brilliant and determined to be independent. Son of a bookseller, Johnson was a voracious reader.
While attending Oxford, young Samuel was mortified when a fellow student left a pair of shoes on the doorstep one night after noticing the condition of his tattered shoes. He dropped out of Oxford after a year, unable to pay his tuition.
Might Fear Be An Asset For A Writer?
“You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.” ~ Mary Manin Morrissey
“The difference between a would-be author and a published author is the published author has audacity.” ~ Jennifer Manlowe
Fear can be a huge boulder in any writer’s path, preventing her or him from being able to see that there might be a way to work with, even capitalize on, its universality.
Get Paid to Write
Today, more so than in the past hundred years, freelance writing is a great way for a writer to earn a living or just put extra cash in their pocket. Less than a couple of decades ago, writing jobs were limited by the media that was publishing content.
For the most, part freelance writers were limited to the number of producers of media; such as newspapers and magazines. And, there was a cap on the number of jobs available at any point in time. If you wanted to be published you had to compete with other writers for the few jobs that weren’t taken by staff members.
